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GCSEs 2018 (14): the aftermath

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mmzz · 17/06/2018 10:45

Following on from www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3275972-GCSEs-2018-13-Untwisting-our-knickers-lucky-for-some

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Oratory1 · 18/06/2018 08:35

Dropped DS off for four days of maths (last exam Thursday). He concluded if he enjoys this week he s chosen the right A levels - if he s bored by Wednesday lunchtime maybe he. Should think again 😀😀

JugglingFromHereToThere · 18/06/2018 09:34

Amazingly DS decided to spring clean his room the afternoon after his last exam!
Think he couldn't get rid of those French and RS and Chemistry books fast enough!
I did say what about if you need to do re-takes and he said "what re-takes?" - so possibly I should take that as a vote of confidence!
Or just inability to think ahead!!
He definitely has a better attitude to de-cluttering than I do anyway!
I said to him on Sunday night does Friday morning ( and last exam) seem a long time ago?! Has been a busy weekend with prom night and back to his two bands for band practices. He was shocked Friday was only two days ago!
He also knows how many days summer break he has - 2 down, over 70 to go!!

JugglingFromHereToThere · 18/06/2018 09:38

DS also gave me a lovely picture of him and girlfriend at prom, framed by girlfriends family I think.
And at band last night we were given a lovely set of pics of DS and brass band taken at a recent competition.
So, am very happy to get those!
Was hoping for a nice one from prom!

brainmelt · 18/06/2018 09:52

sost I echo everything that has been said. Your incredibly positive outlook and inner strength will get you better very soon!
Good luck everyone with Maths and German Star. We are decluttering, text books have to go back to school, doing music and sorting out lessons, sorting out upcoming concerts and work experience and DS is getting a haircut. I am supposed to do some work...Hmm

Wonderwine · 18/06/2018 10:09

Flowers for Sost - hope to see you on and off these boards whenever you can x.

DS has gone into full room-tidying and reorganisation mode Shock.
I ought to be pleased, but just as I thought I'd be able to put my feet up and relax a bit I'm now being barraged with constant questions and requests:
"Mum, where do I recycle these?"
"Mum, I don't want these, do you? (Pieces of art/ DT coursework Shock) If so, can you take them away..."
" Mum, I've found these shelves at IKEA I'd like... When can we go to get them? How about lunchtime today?" Shock
"Mum....I'm going to sort and box all my old Lego. Have you got 3000 ziploc bags to hand I can have, right this minute?" Hmm

Aaargh!

KickBishopBrennanUpTheArse · 18/06/2018 11:18

I took the last day photo on Friday in case I forgot this week. I'm glad I did because today's approximation of school uniform was not the best. Jeans, trainers and purple hoody over school shirt and tieGrin

Still I haven't had a call to say she's been refused entry to her German exam so I expect she's got away with it!

Sostenueto · 18/06/2018 12:11

Morning all. Hope exams went well this morning. Now off for treatment 2. Will check in tonight. Have a good day all.

JugglingFromHereToThere · 18/06/2018 12:22

Thinking of you Sos - hope all goes well x

brainmelt · 18/06/2018 12:48

wonder Grin

JufusMum · 18/06/2018 12:59

DD said AQA German was "ok".
She got a lift home and is currently cleaning the hamster cages.
sost hope all goes well x

calzone · 18/06/2018 13:46

Citizenship was easy

German reading was hard......

To better honest I’m past caring now 🤣🤣

He’s in tomorrow for a German lesson. Poor kid.

AChickenCalledKorma · 18/06/2018 15:56

DD1 thinks German reading was "ok" but listening was "hard". But she's worked out that each day she has exams this week will reduce her remaining exams by 50%. So I'm reassured that her head is in the right place for Add Maths, which comes next!

KittiesInsane · 18/06/2018 16:04

DD is FINISHED! We have had a nice celebratory Pimms in the garden.

LooseAtTheSeams · 18/06/2018 16:10

Congratulations Kitties!
Sos thinking of you this afternoon Thanks

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/06/2018 16:30

OK, here's Friday's first day/last day photo. Sorry about the strange blue face disease!

GCSEs 2018 (14): the aftermath
farangatang · 18/06/2018 16:32

Sost you are a Star and such an incredible role model for the type of DGM I hope to be one day!

So great to hear how DCs are starting to relax (and how well those still with exams are managing to continue studying!).

DD's prom on Thursday night and I am feeling sad about it for her - she hasn't been invited to go along with any friends. I don't think it's that she is disliked at school, but more that no-one considers her to be a close friend. They often all go out without her and she sees the pics on instagram etc... and asked me why they don't invite her to join them when they hang out at school. Two friends she could go with who she is reasonably close to, are not attending. One girl's car is 'full already' and another friend is sharing a car with some other people she really hates (have bullied her in the past) so, understandably she doesn't want to travel with them.

I'll be taking her and collecting her, and tell her it's my pleasure to escort such a wonderful young lady to this special event. But I am now worrying that she won't have anyone to sit with or relate to over the course of the night (when she's not singing). It's time like these I wish all the difficulties of ASD away!! She could literally spend an entire evening wandering about, not quite knowing how to join conversations, but she so wants to be part of it all. She also has some rather off-putting table manners (despite my encouraging reminders about what's 'polite') I really hope she has a positive experience of the night and isn't crushed by feelings of being ignored, or worse, rejected.

I really hope I"m worrying unnecessarily (and more that my my anxiety is not showing to her at all).

Any words of advice from other parents of teens on the spectrum?

EllenJanethickerknickers · 18/06/2018 16:55

DS2 with ASD went to his prom on his own, no pre or after party. He was fine about it, actually, as he doesn't particularly enjoy socialising so keeping it to the bare minimum of the prom itself was for the best. I took lots of photos of him before he went and hung around when dropping him off and took a few more with the TAs and a few primary school friends. He tolerated the evening, I'd say, but I'm glad he went. I made sure he looked 'cool' and didn't look like he'd been dressed by his mum! (Though of course he was.)

Are any TAs or teachers going? They kept an eye on him for me. His favourite part was the free pick and mix, apparently. Grin

I think it was maybe easier for my DS because he truly doesn't care what others think, so long as they aren't nasty to him.

I hope your DD enjoys it. I think it's right to persuade them to try these things, just not to force them. Flowers

GettinTrimmer · 18/06/2018 17:39

Hi everybody, my ds also said the German reading was hard. I asked if he managed to answer the questions and he said he did. I told him it couldnt have been that bad then and he replied "what sort of logic is that?!" That's the extent of our conversation and now he's watching football!

GettinTrimmer · 18/06/2018 17:48

Sost best wishes to you, I've just looked back a few pages...take care Flowers

adrinkofwater · 18/06/2018 19:02

DS didn't say much about the German. Its almost as if he's finished the exams in his head, but is just going into school to do some more! the only thing he said was "I wasn't sure if seafood is an English word. It kind of seemed like a German one where you join 2 words together". This didn't help me know how he did!

Further maths tomorrow.

androbbob · 18/06/2018 19:18

Evening all - hope those having exams still are hanging on in there, especially with all this football on tap.

DD had leavers assembly in school today and won the 'cutest child' award from her form tutor! This was based on photos that us parents were asked to email into her tutor, whom she has had for 5 years! She was thankful that I was very selective with the photo sent in - others were not so lucky!

They ended up in the park across the road from school taking photos and signing shirts, etc before going for lunch at the local Wetherspoons.

They were given a personal statement from school in a fancy folder - which she can put all her certificates in.

Old uniform in charity bag and will be deposited at local hospice shop on Thursday. Seems weird not to be ironing it, but she will be in black and white business wear next year. Although we are going to the open evening of a selective sixth form about 8 miles away in a couple of weeks for a look round, even though she doesn't want to go there! Hoping to persuade her there is no need. Often wonder what goes through their heads - a train and then bus ride to school or a 20 min walk?

sostenuedo - hope all goes well with your treatment Flowers

Hope all others with illnesses, troubles and other stuff are holding on in there

TheThirdOfHerName · 18/06/2018 19:18

DS2 did a practice Further Maths paper 1 this afternoon, all except for the last question. I asked him why he didn't do the last question, and he replied that he is saving it, because that's the last available past paper 1.

Saving it for what? A rainy day between now and 9 o'clock tomorrow morning?

mmzz · 18/06/2018 19:28

DS1 having a very relaxing day for his first proper non-school day.

There's something I want to ask those of you who have / have had sons age 15/ 16:
DS left his laptop open (I honestly wasn't snooping) and I saw some of the recent football chat with his friends when I went to borrow it to google something. There are 5 of them in the chat. This is how it goes:
DS accurately predicts a football score and they collectively groan because he's good at it (but that seems good natured).. Then one of them responds by writing:
"Who are you anyway?"
then "Why are you on this chat? It is just for me and my friends."
then "I'll have to start a new chat without you"
then he calls DS something nasty (not swearing but abusive. I'm not going to say what, but it was what got his bully excluded 2 years ago) and one of the others intervenes to say "You can't call him that", before the two of them get into a silly sort of "your mum" type rubbish.
DS hasn't told me about it and seems happy.
I looked back a bit and the boy seems a bit aggressive generally but the others just swipe him away. Ds ignores him.
To those of you with year 11 boys, is this normal "banter" or is this a problem?
Please, please let him get the grades in August so he can get away from this.

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Teenmum60 · 18/06/2018 19:37

Washed DD's Senior Uniform for the last time today (she will keep Jumper/Cardi for Sixth form)...ready for last exam tomorrow... all the girls going out for a meal to the Thai restaurant tomorrow to celebrate end of exams - seems very civilized!

DD quite relaxed for exam tomorrow but it will be nice to finally finish them all.

GettinTrimmer · 18/06/2018 20:12

mmzz Sadly this sort of thing has happened to my ds. He has only recently started gaming again with other boys who are ok with him, don't know about normal but this is common. Your ds needs others on his wavelength, he will meet them at 6th form but it's really hard to see them go through this. My ds also needs a big dose of confidence round people, he says the others go to the cinema but never ask him.